TY - JOUR AU - Patel, Nita AU - Fils-Aime, Rebecca AU - Li, Chien-Hsun AU - Lin, Mei AU - Robison, Valerie PY - 2021 TI - Prevalence of Past-Year Dental Visit Among US Adults Aged 50 Years or Older, With Selected Chronic Diseases, 2018 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E40 VL - 18 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - In this study, we used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to conduct multivariable analyses to examine whether having selected chronic diseases was associated with lower past-year dental service utilization among US adults aged 50 years or older. We found consistent lower dental service utilization among older adults with diabetes, heart disease or stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with those without the disease after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. We also found lower dental service utilization among older adults with lower income, less education, and no health care coverage and among those who smoked. Effective interventions are needed to reduce disparities in access to dental care among at-risk and vulnerable populations. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200576 DO - 10.5888/pcd18.200576 ER -